the A2
London to Dover is roughly 76 miles by road - according to Google Earth
The Romans
Follow the A2 from London
70 miles taking A20 & M20 LONDON.
The coach was on the road to London when the horseman stopped it.
Type your answer here... Old Dover Road - number unknown, but under 20
The A2 runs between Dover Kent, UK and New Kent Road, London, UK.
Watling Street was the name of the Roman road between St Albans, London and Dover and it passed through Canterbury.
270 miles taking this route:Take M4(E) CARDIFF, from Swansea, to M25(S) GATWICK AIRPORT at J4B.Take M25 (London Orbital), around London, to M20 to the CHANNEL TUNNEL and DOVER, via M26 (at J5 on M25).Take M20/A20 to DOVER.
718 kmTake A20 & M20 LONDON, from Dover, to M25(N) towards DARTFORD CROSSING.Take M25 around London to M1 to The NORTH at J21.Take M1 to A1 to The NORTH to WETHERBY.Take A1 to Edinburgh.
Dover and London are not far from each other but have very different situations. Dover is located on cliffs, known as the White Cliffs of Dover. The cliffs have served as effectivedefensesagainst attacking forces. Access to the town was therefore difficult by sea, a vital link in the life of the British Isles.On the other hand, London grew because the River Thames provided easy access to the sea with many miles of waterfront that served as ports. The early city of London was located to the north of the river and provided links from the sea to the North and to the West of the country. As the city grew in importance, so the ports grew with it. The ports were developed at a time when business owners needed to be close to their operational centers to monitor and manage them and so the financial centers in London encouraged ports to be built close by.In recent years, other ports have grown while London's have shrunk to just a fraction of the size they once were. Reclaimed land at Dover with a 75 minute sea crossing to Europe has made Dover one of the busiest ports in the country. Road links to and from the port that avoid London's traffic also make it a popular route. Although London remains the financial center of the country, communication links no longer demand that ports are close to business centers.
The address of the Dover Branch Library is: 80 Library Road, Dover, 72837 9057